• About CGA

    More than 55 countries are represented at Columbus Global Academy, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Burundi, China, Colombia, Congo, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Turkey, Venezuela, Vietnam, and Yemen. 

     

    Students at Columbus Global Academy receive English as a Second Language (ESL) support in all content areas (math, science, social studies) as well as intensive language arts instruction and reading and math intervention. The level of instruction is adjusted to meet the needs of the students enrolled. Multilingual instructional assistants work one-on-one and with small groups of students, assistt teachers, and facilitate communication with families. Instruction at Columbus Global Academy promotes content area learning within the five designated second language acquisition skill areas: Listening, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural enrichment. Columbus Global Academy provides the support that English Language Learners (ELL) need in order to meet grade-level promotion, while facilitating the acculturation process and familiarity with U.S. society.

     

    SPECIALTY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES/CURRICULUM

    Columbus Global Academy supports students who are at the Pre-Functional ESL Proficiency Level, between the ages of 14 and 21, and are one of the following:

    • Recent arrivals to the U.S.
    • Arrived from a refugee camp or country torn apart by war or natural disaster 
    • Have little or no formal education
    • Have little or no literacy in their native language
    • Have high school transcripts from their home country, are older 18, and can graduate before their 22nd birthday. 

    STUDENT ACTIVITIES/SPORTS

    • Honor Roll incentives
    • Attendance incentives
    • Cultural heritage festivals
    • Dances
    • I Know I Can
    • College Credit Plus 
    • F3 Soccer
    • Harmony Project

    FAMILY SUPPORT AND RESOURCES

    • ESL free yard sales
    • Parent involvement in monthly meetings
    • School Facebook page

    COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

    • Community refugee and immigration services, such as CRIS
    • Communities in Schools
    • Nationwide Children's Hospital